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    Lightbulb ebay cheapie, might be worthwhile?

    just sifting through ebay and i found this

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/CAR-Fuel-Save...QQcmdZViewItem

    these blokes seem to have a good rep and the positive feedback looks spot on. looks like they know what theyre talking about too... might be a worthwhile thing to grab. cheap too...?
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    im getting one right now. cant do any harm and id love to save the fuel my vp eats fuel like theres no 2morrow.

    cheers.


    and for 20 bucks u cant go wrong.

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    yeah no worries mate, i might grab one too i rekon. looks like it might actually work too! these blokes sound like they know what theyre on about
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    hrmmm how can they run out if theyre a magnet??
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    good luck guys, if these actually worked. im sure car manufacturers would have them as standard

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    CAI makes ure car a tiny bit better on fuel and they arent standard... even if it is only a few dollars, car makers will cut corners wherever they can. plus this wouldnt have been around in the days of the VN/P
    doesnt really bother me, ive ordered one and its paid for so too late now

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    Quote Originally Posted by jolly_97
    CAI makes ure car a tiny bit better on fuel and they arent standard... even if it is only a few dollars, car makers will cut corners wherever they can. plus this wouldnt have been around in the days of the VN/P
    doesnt really bother me, ive ordered one and its paid for so too late now

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    They are standard these days on most cars. and they were even standard on our vns.. but a really shit design just a little shit plastic thing coming out of the airbox.

    So far from my knowledge, no car manufacturer is using these little shitty dodgy magnets on their cars, and these have been out for ages now.

    Good luck with it, post your results. id be interested to know how well they work.

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    Remember the brock energy polariser and how well that worked? As I remember, it didn't. This bullshit is the same thing, the people writing that ad have absolutely no idea what they're talking about. Their claims are utter bullshit with no basis in scientific fact, if anyone wants to believe them thats their business but you have been warned.
    Beau Duke: Man, I'm never gonna get outta this car again. I'm gonna live in it, I'm gonna eat in it and I'm gonna make sweet love to it!
    Luke Duke: You mean you're gonna make sweet love IN it.
    Beau Duke: Oh no, I'm gonna have sex with it.

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    yeah, ill keep you guys posted, ive already paid for this one so too late now lol

    ill just wait till it comes and see if i notice anything worthwhile. only 20bucks so doesnt really phase me...

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    do a search around on google. You can make one for about $5. Personally from experience they dont do crap. (my cousin brought one)
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    I like some of the benefits listed. Makes me want to get one

    Engine sound will be changed from Sino cycle waves to square waves.
    At Gas burner , it will change the flame from orange colour to blue colour.
    Wouldn't you need two for a Commodore from what I read in the ad?
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    I can't see how it'd work. U put it on your fuel in line, and even if it does do what it says, the fuel will still be at the same pressure once behind the injector nozzle, ready 2 be released in2 the combustion chamber.
    I wouldn't waste my time OR money...

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    I like unburnt fuel out the exhaust Bloody good sound it makes
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    been there and tried that, the biggest improvement that I had fuel economy wise is after I cleaned the throttle body + IAC and fitted a performance filter and CAI, the magnets on the fuel line made no difference at all

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    My brother's mate work at a dyno shop specialising in these sort of thing, exept its a much better/expensive version, I have seen results myself, I think it has something to do with adding lead to your fuel or some kind of additives, just shows you only get what you pay for.
    Also my uncle has another fuel saving device, I dont know if anybody has heard of it but they are a fuel warmer, which also shows improvement in economy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jolly_97
    just sifting through ebay and i found this

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/CAR-Fuel-Save...QQcmdZViewItem

    these blokes seem to have a good rep and the positive feedback looks spot on. looks like they know what theyre talking about too... might be a worthwhile thing to grab.
    positive feedback?? i rekon there feedback is rather shit hav a descent read

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    Hmmm..... If it looks too good to be true, it usually is. IMHO this is too good to be true.

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    hahahha ... look at their other products .. the whole thing is hongkong scammers taking your money in exchange for bits of rubbish.

    laptop air ionisers?? protect your surrounding airspace from EMI computer emissions and bacteria and virus with special anion fans?

    also, the feedbacks seem to be left people actually get their products and test them out .. hahah and a lot of them seem to be a bit Engrish...
    never late in a 3 0 .. uhhh ... intercooled turbo

    yes i drive an mx6 turbo ... its probably quicker than yours.

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    And it does say you need 2 of these fuel savers over 3lt's
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    lol... i knew magnets were good for reducing interfearance in cables.. but damn.....

    "rare earth magnets"

    pfft id say they're just regular magnets... i could make one for $2

    does anyone know if the catalysts work?? like the drop in fuel tanks one, i once looked at them.. never brought it

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